Ecotoxicity hazard assessment of styrene

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-180

  Cushman, J R ^a   Rausina, G A ^a   Cruzan, G ^b   Gilbert, J ^c   Williams, E ^d   Harrass, M C ^e   Sousa, J V ^f   Putt, A E ^f   Garvey, N A ^f   St Laurent, J P ^f   Hoberg, J R ^f   Machado, M W ^f  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b ToxWorks   (United States)

^c Sterling Chemicals   (United States)

^d SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^e BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^f Springborn Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STYRENE;

EARTHWORM; FATHEAD MINNOW; GREEN ALGAE; STYRENE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICITY; FISH; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; AZTECA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOCERA; CYPRINIFORMES; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE; EISENIA FETIDA; EISENIA FOETIDA; HYADELLA; HYADELLA AZTECA; HYALELLA AZTECA; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0031193623     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1540     Document Type: Article

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